Which of the following example s from the canterbury tale shows direct characterization?

a. “the monk’s sleeves were garnished at the hand, with fine gray fur, the finest in the land”
b. “…a knight, a most distinguished man… who from the day on which he first began / to ride abroad had followed chivalry…”
c. “…he possessed fine horses, but he was not gaily dressed.”
d. both a and c

( the answer is not a.)